Spinal Fusion
"Spinal Fusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Operative immobilization or ankylosis of two or more vertebrae by fusion of the vertebral bodies with a short bone graft or often with diskectomy or laminectomy. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p236; Dorland, 28th ed)
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D013123
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.100.700
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Concept/Terms |
Spinal Fusion- Spinal Fusion
- Fusion, Spinal
- Fusions, Spinal
- Spinal Fusions
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Jacob KC, Patel MR, Ribot MA, Pawlowski H, Prabhu MC, Vanjani NN, Collins AP, Singh K. Neck Disability at Presentation Influences Long-Term Clinical Improvement for Neck Pain, Arm Pain, Disability, and Physical Function in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2022 Jul; 163:e663-e672.
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Zavras AG, Nolte MT, Sayari AJ, Singh K, Colman MW. Stand-Alone Cage Versus Anterior Plating for 1-Level and 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 05 01; 35(4):155-165.
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Bakare AA, Smitherman AD, Fontes RBV, O'Toole JE, Deutsch H, Traynelis VC. Clinical Outcomes After 4- and 5-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Treatment of Symptomatic Multilevel Cervical Spondylosis. World Neurosurg. 2022 Jul; 163:e363-e376.
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Jacob KC, Patel MR, Collins AP, Park GJ, Vanjani NN, Prabhu MC, Pawlowski H, Parsons AW, Singh K. Meeting Patient Expectations and Achieving a Minimal Clinically Important Difference for Back Disability, Back Pain, and Leg Pain May Provide Predictive Utility for Achieving Patient Satisfaction Among Lumbar Decompression Patients. World Neurosurg. 2022 Jun; 162:e328-e335.
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Patel MR, Jacob KC, Shah VP, Pawlowski H, Vanjani NN, Prabhu MC, Singh K. Impact of Surgeon Experience on Outcomes of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Mar 01; 30(5):e537-e546.
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Cha EDK, Lynch CP, Geoghegan CE, Jadczak CN, Mohan S, Singh K. Dual Role of Neck Disability Index in the Assessment of Quality of Life in Cervical Spine Patients. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 May 15; 30(10):e789-e798.
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Jacob KC, Patel MR, Ribot MA, Prabhu MC, Pawlowski H, Vanjani NN, Singh K. Single-level TLIF Versus LLIF at L4-5: A Comparison of Patient-reported Outcomes and Recovery Ratios. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Feb 15; 30(4):e495-e505.
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Cha EDK, Lynch CP, Mohan S, Geoghegan CE, Jadczak CN, Singh K. Impact of Obesity Severity on Achieving a Minimum Clinically Important Difference Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 02 01; 35(1):E267-E273.
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Patel MR, Jacob KC, Vanjani NN, Pawlowski H, Prabhu MC, Singh K. Commentary: Robotic-Assisted vs Nonrobotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Cost-Utility Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2022 02 01; 90(2):e32-e33.
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Cha EDK, Lynch CP, Patel MR, Jacob KC, Geoghegan CE, Jadczak CN, Mohan S, Singh K. Preoperative Duration of Symptoms Does Not Affect Outcomes of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Neurosurgery. 2022 02 01; 90(2):215-220.
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